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Amphetamine and pseudoephedrine cross-tolerance measured by c-Fos protein expression in brains of chronically treated rats [PDF]

BMC Neuroscience, 2008
Background Pseudoephedrine is a drug commonly prescribed as a nasal decongestant and bronchodilator and is also freely available in cold remedies and medications.
Casalotti Stefano O, Tongjaroenbuangam Walaiporn, Ruksee Nootchanart, Govitrapong Piyarat   +3 more
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Midkine Is a Novel Regulator of Amphetamine-Induced Striatal Gliosis and Cognitive Impairment: Evidence for a Stimulus-Dependent Regulation of Neuroinflammation by Midkine

Mediators of Inflammation, 2016
Midkine (MK) is a cytokine that modulates amphetamine-induced striatal astrogliosis, suggesting a possible role of MK in neuroinflammation induced by amphetamine.
Marta Vicente-Rodríguez, Rosalía Fernández-Calle, Esther Gramage, Carmen Pérez-García, María P. Ramos, Gonzalo Herradón   +5 more
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Fatal intoxication after oral ingestion of amphetamine: Two case reports

Forensic Science International: Synergy
Amphetamine is a stimulant that is abused worldwide and e.g. leads to hyperthermia [Brinkman et al., 2014], dizziness, insomnia, stomachaches and suppression of appetite [Callaway et al., 1994].
Evelyn Pawlik, Felix Mayer, Oliver Temme
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Circadian melatonin profile in opium and amphetamine dependent patients: A preliminary study

Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms, 2019
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between opium and amphetamine dependency with the serum melatonin levels in the presence of circadian rhythm sleep disorders (CRSD).
Habibolah Khazaie, MD, Hamid Reza Ahmadi, MD, Amir Kiani, PhD, Mohammad Rasoul Ghadami, MD   +3 more
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Analysis of amphetamine and methamphetamine contents in seized tablets from Jazan, Saudi Arabia by liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS) and chemometric techniques

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2020
A number of illegal amphetamine tablets were seized from three different cities of Jazan province of southern Saudi Arabia and were analyzed for amphetamine and methamphetamine contents using LC-MS/MS technique. Analyses were performed using a previously
Hassan A. Alhazmi, Waquar Ahsan, Mohammed Al Bratty, Sadique A. Javed, Karam A. El-Sharkawy, Asaad Khalid, Hussain M. Alsalem, Ahmed M. Hakami, Mohammad A. Attafi, Magbool E. Oraiby   +9 more
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Levo(-) amphetamine and dextro(+) amphetamine in the treatment of narcolepsy [PDF]

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 1973
The narcoleptic syndrome is a life-long and sometimes familial disorder in which there is a disturbance of the rapid eye movement phase of sleep. Patients with periodic sleep in the daytime but no other symptoms seldom develop the narcoleptic syndrome and have a separate unrelated disorder.
J D, Parkes, G W, Fenton
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Amphetamine-induced psychosis - a separate diagnostic entity or primary psychosis triggered in the vulnerable?

BMC Psychiatry, 2012
Use of amphetamine and methamphetamine is widespread in the general population and common among patients with psychiatric disorders. Amphetamines may induce symptoms of psychosis very similar to those of acute schizophrenia spectrum psychosis.
Bramness Jørgen G, Gundersen Øystein, Guterstam Joar, Rognli Eline, Konstenius Maija, Løberg Else-Marie, Medhus Sigrid, Tanum Lars, Franck Johan   +8 more
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Amphetamine-Related Fatalities and Altered Brain Chemicals: A Preliminary Investigation Using the Comparative Toxicogenomic Database

Molecules, 2023
Amphetamine is a psychostimulant drug with a high risk of toxicity and death when misused. Abuse of amphetamines is associated with an altered organic profile, which includes omega fatty acids.
Murad Tumayhi, David Banji, Ibrahim Khardali, Otilia J. F. Banji, Saeed Alshahrani, Saad S. Alqahtani, Safiah Muqri, Amal Abdullah, Wedad Sherwani, Ibraheem Attafi   +9 more
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The role of BDNF/TrkB signaling in acute amphetamine-induced locomotor activity and opioid peptide gene expression in the rat dorsal striatum

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2011
Exposure to psychostimulants increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA and protein levels in the cerebral cortex and subcortical structures.
Jacqueline F McGinty, Alexandra J Bache, Nortorious T Coleman, Wei-Lun eSun   +3 more
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Place preference induced by nucleus accumbens amphetamine is impaired by local blockade of Group II metabotropic glutamate receptors in rats

BMC Neuroscience, 2006
Background The nucleus accumbens (NAc) plays a critical role in amphetamine-produced conditioned place preference (CPP). In previous studies, NAc basal and amphetamine-produced DA transmission was altered by Group II mGluR agents.
Beninger Richard J, Gerdjikov Todor V
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